Medications that Decrease Birth Control Effectiveness.

Although the degrees to which these drugs affect hormonal birth control vary, there are certain ones which doctors say may increase the failure rate. If you are using one or more of the following medications, it is a good idea to speak with your doctor about the possibility of one of them affecting your birth control. Until you are able to speak with your doctor use a back-up method, like a condom.

Medications that are listed as interfering include:

1. Antibiotics
• Rifampin
• Penicillin
• Amoxicillin
• Sulfonamide
• Ampicillin
• Cotrimoxazole
• Tetracycline
• Griseofulvin
• Minocycline
• Phenobarbitol
• Metronidazole
• Nitrofurantoin
2. Anti-HIV Protease Inhibitors
• Ritonavir
3. Anti-Seizure
• Phenobarbital
• Primidone
• Oxcarbazepine
• Carbamazepine
• Phenytoin
• Topiramate
4. Antidepressants
• Nefazodone
5. Anti-Fungal

Oral yeast infection meds may lower the effectiveness of the pill. Griseofulvin, used to treat fungus infections of the skin, hair, and nails may also interfere with OC’s or other hormonal birth control.

6. Diabetes Meds
• Troglitazone
• Pioglitazone
7. Anxiety Meds
• Diazepam
• Temazepam
8. Natural Supplements
• Soy Isoflavones
• St. John’s Wort

This information is advisory only. It does not contain all information about these medications. If you have any questions about these meds affecting your birth control, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider.

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Birth Control Buzz is a service company that provides birth control prices, types of birth control(prescription required), health administrative services, and birth control statistics predominantly to US patients seeking to purchase pharmaceuticals on-line. For more information, call 1-866-868-8850 or visit http://www.birthcontrolbuzz.com/.